La Demajagua, Isle of Youth

La Demajagua is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet)[2] of the special municipality and province of Isla de la Juventud. With a population of 5,887[1] is the third most populated place of the island.

La Demajagua

(Santa Bárbara)
Village
Locator map of La Demajagua (in black)
within Isla de la Juventud
Location of La Demajagua in Cuba
Coordinates: 21°48′51.8″N 82°57′23.76″W
Country Cuba
ProvinceIsla de la Juventud
MunicipalityIsla de la Juventud
(seat: Nueva Gerona)
Founded1760
Renamed1968
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,887[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)

History

Founded in 1760 with the name of Santa Bárbara,[3][4] the modern settlement was renamed La Demajagua on 11 December 1968.[2] It was so named after the sugar mill "La Demajagua", near Manzanillo, in which Carlos Manuel de Céspedes issued his cry of independence, the "10th of October Manifesto", in 1868.

Geography

La Demajagua is located in the northwestern area of the island, nearby the road from Nueva Gerona to Siguanea Airport, and close to the lakes Presa Cristal and Presa Vietnam Heroico. It is 20 km far from Nueva Gerona, 30 from Santa Fe and 14 from its closest beach, Playa Buenavista, by the Gulf of Batabanó. The village is composed by 6 circumscriptions (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81).[1]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) La Demajagua on EcuRed (infos about the popular council)
  2. (in Spanish) La Demajagua on EcuRed (infos about the settlement)
  3. (in Spanish) Historical infos about Santa Bárbara on EcuRed
  4. (in Spanish) Historical infos about the Isla de la Juventud on guije.com

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